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1、Unit4 WildlifeprotectionⅠ.阅读理解A(2018安徽马鞍山模拟)Thepoaching,ortheillegalkilling,ofrhinos(犀牛)inSouthAfricaisgrowingworseeachyear.Thegovernmentrecentlyreportedthatarecordnumberofrhinoswerepoachedin2014,ayearwhichhadmorerhinokillingsinSouthAfricathaneverbefore.TheWorldWildlifeFund,orWWF,says
2、about20,000rhinosliveinSouthAfrica.Theymakeupmorethan80percentoftherhinosintheworld.EdnaMolewa,SouthAfrica’sEnvironmentMinister,says,“During2014,wearesadtosaythat,1,215rhinoswerekilled.Thisisariseinthenumberofpoachedrhinosfrom1,004in2013andindeedveryworrying.”Theanimalsarehuntedforthe
3、irhorns(角).ManypeopleinAsiabelievethehornhascuringpower,whichdrivespoachers,atallcosts,madformorehorns.Butthereisnoscientificevidenceforthisbelief.Thehornismadeofkeratin.Thatisthesamethingashumanhair,fingernailsandtoenails.Ms.Molewasaid386suspectedpoacherswerearrestedlastyear,anincrea
4、sefromtheyearbefore.Butrhinoprotectionworkerssaypoachersoftengounpunishedafterarrest.SouthAfrica’slegalsystemisineffective.Ms.MolewasaidmoreneedstobedoneandSouthAfricaistakingstrongmeasurestoprotectrhinos.Theeffortsincludemovingsomeoftheanimalstosecretplacesinneighboringcountries.“Now
5、approximately100rhinoshavebeenmovedtoneighboringstatesintheSADCregionduring2014and200morerhinoswillbemovedthisyear,”Molewasaid.JoShaw,therhinoprogrammanagerattheWWF,said,“We’retalkingaboutalossofahundredrhinosamonth,ormorethanthreeaday.Wereallyneedtoseeeffectiveactionnotjustatanationa
6、llevelbutinternationally.”Shesaysofficialsshouldfindthecriminalgroupsresponsibleforthepoachingandpunishthem.GovernmentofficialsaretomeetinBotswanainMarchattheInter-governmentalConferenceonIllegalWildlifeTrade.1.Whatdoweknowaboutrhinos?A.HalfofrhinosliveinSouthAfrica.B.Lessthan1,000rhi
7、noswerekilledin2013.C.Thekillingreachedthehighestpointin2014.D.Thereareonly20,000rhinosleftintheworld.2.Whatisthemainreasonforpeopletohuntrhinos?A.Togetmorekeratin.B.Toprotectthefarmland.C.Tousethemfordecoration.D.Tomakemoneyfromhorns.3.JoShawthinksthat . A.manycriminalgroupsarewell
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